Freezing is one of the simplest methods of preserving food, biological tissue and other perishables, but the formation of ice crystals can damage cells. Now, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have developed a new way to “supercool” water and similar solutions to keep them in a liquid form well below the usual freezing point. Everybody knows that water freezes […]
Keeping Liquid Well Below Freezing Point
Dentists Using Tech To Monitor Patients Stress Levels
SAY “AHHHH.” Do you dread going to the dentist just as much you disdain attending children’s birthday parties and doing your taxes? Researchers at Columbia University’s Center for Precision Dental Medicine want to change that. (At least the bit about dentists. You’re on your own for the other stuff.) They’ve transformed a 15,000-square-foot space into their high-tech vision of the dental […]
No-Spill Bottle
Opening the “sipping port” on a reusable bottle can be tricky, if you’re drinking from it one-handed. If you just leave it open, though, the bottle’s contents can slosh out as you drive, jog, etc. The Lyd bottle offers a solution, in the form of a lid that only opens when your lips are touching it. Lyd’s lid has an […]
Stroke Detection App Could Prove To Be Everything
We’ve already seen a couple of apps capable of detecting a heart condition which can cause strokes. Now, Spanish scientists have developed an Android app that lets users know if they’ve actually just experienced a stroke – and if it turns out that they have, it gets help. Created by a team at Valencia’s Polytechnic University, the app is presently […]
Don’t Waste Your Extra Fruits By Turning Them Into Jams
With summer comes what feels like endless fresh fruit. Farmers markets are in full swing, and people can’t resist picking up some delicious treats. After all, in season fruit is basically nature’s candy. Of course, as we all experience at least once in a while, fresh fruits can spoil quickly. How to keep buying fresh fruit without ending up with […]
Why Public Transportation Is Going Electric In Latin America
Transportation emissions remain a huge struggle for states and countries around the globe. Even regions that are otherwise pretty green tend to miss the mark, like California, which saw its transportation emissions rise even as the state’s overall greenhouse gas emissions fell to record lows. But several countries in Central and South America are hoping to buck the trend with […]
Just Eggs- Made From Plants
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It’s also the most perfect meal of the day. It’s good nearly any time, whether you’re grabbing something quick before a long work day or at an all-night diner with friends looking to soak up drinks from the night’s earlier festivities. Eggs remain the least expensive and most abundant form of […]
Amazon’s New Whole Food Drive Through
You have to ask yourself if you would really wait in that long line at the fast food drive-through if you could just cruise by Whole Foods and pick up your kale-garnished seaweed salad on the fly. Yes, that’s a real thing now that Amazon just officially announced that it is field testing 30-minute pickups from Whole Foods, all without […]
Expandable Sandals For Your Kids?
A few years back, we came across a really cool project called The Shoe That Grows. The idea was to create long-lasting shoes for kids in impoverished countries. Because these kids don’t have access to new shoes whenever they outgrow their existing pair, they’re often forced to modify them or simply go barefoot. To remedy this, inventor Kenton Lee designed […]
Cooking Your Own Dog Food
You’ve always known that your four-legged fur monster was more than just a pet, and now, you can prove it. After all, what says love quite like making your dog its food in the same appliance that you use to feed the rest of your family? Here to put a whole new spin on the concept of your pet being […]